The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970-2004 / edited by Henrietta M. Smith The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Henrietta M., editor.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coretta Scott King Award.

American literature--African American authors--Bibliography.

American literature.

American literature--African American authors.

Awards.

American literature--African American authors--Awards.

Children's literature, American--Bibliography.

Children's literature, American.

African Americans in literature--Bibliography.

African Americans in literature.

Children--Books and reading--United States.

Children.

Children--Books and reading.

United States.

Children's literature, American--Awards.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 163 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm

Edition:

Third Edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.

Summary:

Dedicated to the memory of children's book author Virginia Hamilton, The Coretta Scott King Awards: 1970-2004 celebrates 35 years of African-American contributions to children's literature. This unique volume not only celebrates the award and the African-American community, but is a valuable selection tool and a teaching resource, both in schools for children and in library science programs. This new edition features: - Comprehensive listings and annotations of all winners of the Coretta Scott King Awards from 1969 to 2004- Updated biographies of notable African-American writers and illustrators- A sixteen-page color section features illustrations for award-winning books- A personal look at what motivates and inspires contributors to African-American literature and art

Contents:

Author Awards. Profile: A Conversation with Jacqueline Woodson

Illustrations from Award-winning Books

Illustrator Awards. Profile: A Conversation with Ashley Bryan

Selected Biographies

Contributors

Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Authors, 1970-2004

Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Illustrators, 1974-2004.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0838935400

OCLC:

54817099